Archie Comics #95 for Sale - First Appearance of Debbie Reynolds - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series)
Issue: #95
Publication date: September 1958
Key date: 1958-09-00
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Debbie Reynolds - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Pat Boone - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Doris Day - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
2	Counselor at Lore	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Vincent DeCarlo	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
4	The Punishment Fits the Crime	comic story	2	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews
7	A Helping Hand	comic story	6	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; letters: Vincent DeCarlo	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Hiram Lodge, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
8	Archie's Pals 'n' Gals	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Harry Lucey	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
9	Cool Column and Collected	comic story	3.67	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Dilton Doiley, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Moose Mason
10	Better Late Than Ever	comic story	0.33	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Jughead Jones, Pop Tate
11	Bargain Debasement	comic story	1	script: Tom Moore; pencils: Tom Moore; inks: Tom Moore; letters: Tom Moore	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
14	-	letters page	2	pencils: Dexter Taylor	Archie Andrews
17	Royal Bust	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry Lucey; letters: Terry Szenics	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee

Plus 7 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Archie and Me #1	1964	On eBay ›
Betty and Me #1	1965	On eBay ›
Reggie #16	1964	On eBay ›
Best of the Fifties ISBN 1-879794-01-2	1992	On eBay ›
Jughead with Archie Digest #3	1974	On eBay ›
Archie's Double Digest Magazine #102	1998	On eBay ›
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #41	1999	On eBay ›
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #79	2003	On eBay ›
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #84	2004	On eBay ›
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #93	2005	On eBay ›
Jughead's Double Digest #52	1998	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #9495 of 101#96 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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